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DEFENSE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK

In collaboration with the Bronx County Bar Association

CLE & Yankees Game

Blue Jays v. Yankees

September 21, 2023

Defense Association of New York (“DANY”) has been granted CLE accreditation by the New York Office of Court Administration, and will provide the following program:

“Closing Cases Through Inter-Company Arbitration”

1 Hour CLE - 1.0 Credit will be granted in Skills

Appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys

Presenter:  Andrea Alonso, Esq. - Partner at Morris Duffy Alonso & Faley

5:15 p.m.  - 1 hour CLE at Supreme Court, Bronx County - 851 Grand Concourse- Room 600, Bronx, NY.   Food and beverage will be provided at the conclusion of the CLE.

7:05 p.m.  – Toronto Blue Jays v. New York Yankees - Seats in sections 228, Row 8, 9 & 10.

DANY & BCBA Members - $85.00

Non-Members - $95.00

Sponsored by: Orange Bank & Trust Company

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          Recap here soon, and see the many LinkedIn posts!  ***

Annual Golf, Tennis & Beach Outing  -  July 24, 2023

Golf & Tennis:  Inwood Country Club, Inwood, NY
                                   Past Host of the US Open and PGA Championship

Beach Day:  Inwood Beach Club, on the ocean, Atlantic Beach, NY

Evening Reception for All Guests:  Inwood Country Club, Inwood, NY

Registration Details FYI:  Click Here

DANY was pleased to offer this sequel to our greatly enjoyed July 2022 and October 2021 golf outings, now with some nice non-golfer options too.  We welcomed back tennis players to engage in a casual play format.  Beach lovers enjoyed a day at Inwood CC’s beach club in Atlantic Beach, including access to its swimming pool and the Atlantic Ocean.  Tennis players had the option to enjoy this beach club as well.  Golfers spent their day on the historic Inwood CC course that was entertaining as ever, with the club celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Bobby Jones U.S. Open victory there.  A barbecue lunch was offered to golf and tennis players.  And, many guests enjoyed a pre-activity breakfast, as well as evening cocktail and dinner receptions, in very pleasant settings and with quite reasonable pricing.  Photos of the July 2023 outing will be provided here soon, and see the numerous LinkedIn posts --  it was a great time!  See also the link below for other past outing images.

Click Here:  Images from Inwood CC and the 2022 and 2021 DANY outings there

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Thank you for participating in the dany 5k Run to 2023!

VIRTUAL 5K RUN TO 2023

Due to all of the generous efforts of the participants and sponsors, we were able to raise $1,200 to donate to the Food Bank for New York City - which translates to 6,000 meals to those in need!  Thank you so much and see you next year for the Virtual Run to 2024! 

For more information on the Food Bank for New York City please visit:  Food Bank for New York City

Thanks Again to Our Sponsors: 

Daniel J. Hannon & Associates, Inc.

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Golf and Bowl with DANY at Chelsea Piers  -  June 28, 2023

This complimentary annual event along the Hudson River in New York City is graciously sponsored by iMedView, and presented by the Young and New Lawyers Committee.  All attorneys are welcome to attend, especially those with less than 10 years of experience.  



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2023 DANY Awards Celebration  -  May 31, 2023 

DANY held its Spring Awards Celebration on May 31, 2023 at The View at Battery Park, finely positioned along New York Harbor in lower Manhattan.  The event was a  three hour cocktail and dinner reception hybrid --  with multiple cocktail, appetizer and entrée stations, and the freedom for guests to sit and circulate as they pleased.  A one hour NY ethics CLE course by Mark Longo, preceded the festivities.

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DANY SENDS GOVERNOR RATINGS OF CANDIDATES
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE OF COURT OF APPEALS

On April 4, 2023, the Defense Association of New York's President, Claire Rush, Esq., sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul with DANY's ratings for the nominees under consideration for Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.  To assist with the appointment process, DANY's Judiciary Screening Committee reviewed each nominee's background, decisions and/or writings.  The Committee then conducted personal interviews with the nominees via Zoom on April 4, 2023.  A copy of the letter appears below:

Letter to the Gov. Ct of Appeals nominees 4-4-23.pdf

Special thanks to the members of the Judiciary Screening Committee: Andrew Zajac; Claire Rush; Steven Dyki; Patrick Kenney; Margaret Klein; Tom Liptak; Brendan Fitzpatrick; Ann Marie Esposito; Robert Rigolosi; Orla Thompson and Teresa Klaum. 

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PRESIDENT CLAIRE RUSH IS QUOTED IN NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL ARTICLE RE: GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S VETO OF WRONGFUL DEATH BILL

New York Law Journal Article re: Wrongful Death Veto

The link to the New York Law Journal Article is above.   Below is one portion of the article:

Bill opponent Claire Rush, president of the Defense Association of New York, said the bill as drafted was fatally flawed.

“What I’ve said all along is that the Defense Association, and I’m sure the healthcare industry and hospitals and municipalities, would all welcome the opportunity to work with the legislature and the other groups to craft an amendment to the wrongful death statute that would address everyone’s concerns and due process rights,” Rush said Monday. “But the bill that was submitted for signature to the governor was incredibly one-sided.”

She continued: “It provided a right to recovery for people that wouldn’t have a right to recover under laws of intestacy. It just flies in the face of how our estate, powers and trusts law is set up.”

Rush added that the retroactivity provisions “were just blatantly unconstitutional, in my mind.”

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PRESIDENT CLAIRE RUSH IS QUOTED IN NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE RE: GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S VETO OF THE WRONGFUL DEATH BILL

NY Times - Hochul Wrongful Death Veto

DANY President Claire Rush is quoted in this New York Times story and welcomes the opportunity to have DANY work with the legislature in New York "to craft a fair law" for all sides regarding New York's wrongful death statute.

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GOVERNOR HOCHUL VETOES WRONGFUL DEATH BILL

On January 30, 2023, Governor Hochul vetoed the Grieving Families Act.  A link to a copy of Governor Hochul's veto is below. 

GFA-Veto.pdf

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DRI JOINS DANY IN ASKING GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO VETO WRONGFUL DEATH BILL

On January 13, 2023, The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy sent a letter to Governor Hochul asking her to  to veto the bill that would amend the wrongful death statute to allow for claims to be brought by an unlimited amount of "close family members" (who are not defined by the bill).  The Center believes that it is "unwise to create uncertainty about who may participate in the damages awarded in a wrongful death statute" and correctly points out that no other state allows participation by someone merely considered a "close family member."  The Center also believes that expanding the statute of limitations may result in evidence being lost or destroyed and harms the interests of both plaintiffs and defendants.  A copy of the letter can be found at the link below:

dri-center-letter-in-support-of-dany.pdf

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martin luther king jr. day  -  january 16, 2023

The Defense Association of New York remembers Dr. King's life and legacy today and urges all people to work towards his dream of justice and equality for all.

DANY ASKS GOVERNOR TO VETO WRONGFUL DEATH BILL

Below is a link to a New York Law Journal Article from December 14, 2022.  DANY has asked Governor
Hochul to veto the bill that would amend the wrongful death statute to allow for claims to be brought
retroactively by an unlimited amount of "close family members" (who are not defined by the bill) for  "disorder caused by grief or anguish" (also not defined) caused by the death of a decedent.  

Defense Bar Group Asks Governor to Veto Wrongful Death Bill

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DANY Sends Governor Ratings of Candidates
For Chief justice of court of appeals

On December 7, 2022 the Defense Association of New York's President, Claire Rush, Esq., sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul with DANY's ratings for the seven nominees under consideration for Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.  To assist with the appointment process, DANY's Judiciary Screening Committee reviewed each nominee's background, decisions and/or writings.  The Committee then conducted personal interviews with the nominees via Zoom on December 7, 2022.  A copy of the letter to Governor Hochul is attached here:

DANY Letter to Gov Hochul re Chief Judge Screening Results cfr.pdf

Special thanks to the members of the Judiciary Screening Committee: Andrew Zajac, James Begley, Anne Marie Esposito, Orla Thompson, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Klauber, Robert Rigolosi, Steven Dyki, and Claire Rush. 

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CLE  -  April 11, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

Eminent CLE presenter David Paul Horowitz, Esq. and his law firm partner, Katryna Kristoferson, provided a two NY CLE credit course titled “CPLR Update 2023.”  An impressive volume of materials accompanied their informative presentation on this topic of critical importance to civil litigators.  This course had a virtual format.

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CLE  -  March 27, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

The aofrementioned David Paul Horowitz, Esq. and his law firm partner, Katryna Kristoferson, provided an engaging one NY CLE credit course titled “Implicit Bias: Just Deal With It!  This was an opportunity for NY attorneys to meet their biennial requirement of at least one hour of legal education in the Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias category.  This course proceeded with a virtual format.

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CLE  FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Defending Exaggerated Economic Damages Claims                   

Speaker:

Thomas Michael Laquercia, Esq.  -  Partner, Laquercia LLP

Panelist:  

Patrick A. Gaughan, Ph. D -  President, Economatrix Research Associates, Inc.

To Join DANY: Visit http://www.defenseassociationofnewyork.org/page-769847

DANY President: Claire F. Rush

DANY President-Elect: Thomas E. Liptak

CLE Committee: Teresa A. Klaum and Bradley J. Corsair, Chairs;

Steven R. Dyki, Heather Wiltshire Clement and Eileen E. Buholtz

Sponsored by:

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2022 DANY Awards Banquet

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Honoring

THE HONORABLE ANTHONY CANNATARO

Acting Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Presented with the Defense Association of New York Civil Justice Award

THE HONORABLE ADAM SILVERA

Supreme Court, New York County, Administrative Judge, Civil Matters

Presented with the Defense Association of New York Outstanding Jurist Award

THE HONORABLE SYLVIA HINDS RADIX

Corporation Counsel, The City of New York

Presented with the Defense Association of New York Outstanding Public Service Award

JAMES S. FIEDLER, ESQ.

Acting General Attorney, The New York State Insurance Fund

Presented with the James S. Conway Award for Outstanding Service to the Defense Community

Location: TheView at Battery Park - 1 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004

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Continuing Legal Education   

September 13, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.  (2 credits)

Coverage Developments for the Insurance Defense Attorney

Presented By:
-  Julian D. Ehrlich,  DANY Past President,  Senior VP Claims / Construction Services Group,  AON
-  Darrell John,  Managing Partner,  Conway Farrell Curtin & Kelly P.C.
-  Jennifer A. Ehman,  Senior Litigation Manager,  Merchants Mutual Ins Co.
-  Rona L. Platt,  U.S. General Counsel,  Accelerant

To Join DANY Visit: http://www.defenseassociationofnewyork.org/page-769847

One year of free membership for attorneys / law firms in the Third and Fourth Departments! Attorneys who join DANY by 9/30/22 are eligible for a free 1 year  membership in DRI. 

Sponsored by: 

DANY President: Claire F. Rush

DANY President-Elect: Thomas E. Liptak

CLE Committee: Teresa A. Klaum and Bradley J. Corsair, Chairs;

Steven R. Dyki, Heather Wiltshire Clement and Eileen E. Buholtz

Two CLE Credits will be granted in Professional Practice to New York attorneys who attended the entire presentation and state the announced course codes in an affirmation (see link below) submitted by email to  danyexecdir@gmail.com. http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/affirmation_sample.pdf.

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The Defense Association of New York

Downstate Golf Outing

Monday, July 18, 2022

Inwood Country Club

Past Host of the US Open and PGA Championship

Thank you participants and supporters for the great outing   -  see the photos below and in the link here -- 
see you again on July 24, 2023!

Click here:  Images from Inwood CC and the 2022 and 2021 DANY outings there

   


   July 18, 2022  -  Battalion of DANY golfers, before their successful round

      

     

For pre-event details, click here:
  Golf Outing Details

To see the July 2022 outing flyer and photos from our
October 18, 2021 outing at Inwood CC, click here:
July 2022 Outing Flyer and October 2021 Outing Recap

To see our October 18, 2021 outing photos
from Inwood CC on LinkedIn, click here:
October 18, 2021 Outing Photos, Part I
October 18, 2021 Outing Photos, Part II
October 18, 2021 Outing Photos, Part III
October 18, 2021 Outing Photos, Part IV
October 18, 2021 Outing Photos, Part V

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Tampa Bay Rays v. Yankees  -  August 17, 2022 at 7:05 p.m.

This sixth annual Yankees game gathering is co-presented with the TICL section of NYSBA.  Please join us to see the Tampa Bay Rays v. New York Yankees at 7:05 p.m. on August 17, 2022 at Yankee Stadium!  Seating will be in Section 226 (see sample view below), with similar to better quality compared to past years, as this year we have rows 2-7 -  and special pricing of just $65 per seat!  We are pleased to offer these seats to both members and guests of the presenting bar associations -  feel free to come with clients, family and friends.  Persons who register will receive tickets by e-mail in electronic format.  Please note, no CLE is offered on this occasion, but the tradition of preceding baseball with CLE will resume in the future.  As always, sponsors, members and guests are thanked for their support. 

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Golf and Network at Chelsea Piers

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 5:45 p.m.

Presented by DANY's Young Lawyers Committee

Sponsored by

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Bulletin Board  - 
Employment Opportunities,
Other Bar Association Events

If you are a DANY member who wishes to list a job or event opportunity here, please contact Brad Corsair at 917-363-5698 or Bradley.Corsair@aig.com.

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